Talk:Jacob Carruthers

Split

This seems to be two separate articles, one concerning Carruthers, another being a list. Any thoughts? Matthew Platts 16:48, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Bernal on Carruthers

Martin Bernal in Black Athena, Vol. I, p. 436, gives a citation from Essays in Ancient Egyptian Studies, Los Angeles 1984. --Dlugacz (talk) 22:00, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

NPOV issues

Some of the claims in the article seem to border on pseudohistory or hyperdiffusionism, including a reference to “the classical Afrikan language” (which one?) Although written in Wikipedia’s voice, it is endorsing Carruthers’ non-mainstream perspective on history rather than merely describing it. This should be addressed. 2604:2D80:6984:3800:0:0:0:7094 (talk) 04:55, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Strong agreement here. The entire article needs to be rewritten in a neutral, scholarly voice, to have nonsense like "...such formidable minds as Anderson Thompson, Robert Starks, and Conrad Worrill..." and "...upon which liberated Afrikan institutions would be built..." and "...immediately threw himself towards the task of learning the ancient language of Kemet, Mdw Ntr, so as to have a direct access to the ancient sources, while urging others to do likewise as a matter of urgency" replaced with sober, properly-sourced information. It's not merely that the claims made here are rejected by most serious historians, but that they're delivered in a tabloid-level promotional style unfit for an encyclopedia. Bricology (talk) 10:47, 9 June 2023 (UTC)